I'm finished - I'm FREE - I'm NED!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today was my last Herceptin treatment.

MUGA and PET scans from last week were okay. Heart pumping action down a bit, but not drastically, PET clear. Thank you God!!!!

It's been an extremely long and tiring journey. I was diagnosed with breast cancer on February 16, 2007, mastectomy on February 22 and started chemo on March 19, 2007. I've had weekly treatments for the last year and two months (except for a week at Christmas and a week in February when I was out of town).

Today was the last day!!!!!

And btw, for those reading this who might not know -
NED is "no evidence of disease"!!!

I've had the support of my four wonderful kids, my grandkids, a marvelous church family, excellent neighbors and tremendous online friends. When I've been down they've lifted me up, when I've cried they've hugged me, when I've moaned and groaned they've comforted me. They have been God's angels giving me encouragement and hope. I could not have walked this road without all of them.

I'll be returning to the Oncologist every three months for the next two years and will have periodic PET scans, and I'll be on Arimidex for another 4 years and 3 months - but for now I'm a "cancer SURVIVOR " (any maybe I have been from the beginning). Don't know what the future holds, but then none of us are promised tomorrow.

Yesterday is gone - we can not change it. Tomorrow isn't here - we may not have it. Ahh, but there's TODAY. We have today and we can live it - and we choose the attitude we have towards it.

If you have your health and you're unhappy with your job or ____(fill in the blank) - go and visit a cancer clinic!!

God is still on the throne, "I" have so much to be thankful for - I choose life and hope!

We can plan for the future but we must live in today.

Iris